Installation Procedure¶

To use the MaxBack VSS Writer you have to perform the following steps:

Install the writer binaries each database host
Request a license key
Install the license file
Connect the writer to the database
optional: enable Veeam configuration set

1. Install binaries¶

You can install the MaxBack VSS Writer binaries with the setup package provided by dbosoft:

MaxBack.VssWriter.Standalone

Execute the application and follow the installation wizard to install the binaries.

2. Request a license key¶

Each license is bound to the writer instance. To request a valid license you have to provide the unique key of the writer instance.

Call the commandline client from a elevated command prompt:

maxback.vssclient getkey

The command output will show you the instance key. Send this key to support@dbosoft.eu together with your customer number to request a license.

3. Install the license file¶

The support will provide you a license file. To install the license call the commandline client from a elevated command prompt:

maxback.vssclient instlicense

4. Connect to the database¶

To create the writer instance you again have to use the writer commandline client:

maxback.vssclient connect

The commandline client will now create a writer service for the database instance. It will also create a user named vsswriter with a random password. This user is used for all communication with the database.

5. Enable configuration sets¶

To enable the veeam best practices configuration set use the following command:

maxback.vssclient enableconfigset -s Veeam

To enable the Azure Backup best practices configuration set use the following command:

maxback.vssclient enableconfigset -s AzureBackup